US EditionUS revoking visas for South Sudanese passport holders
- The US is immediately revoking visas issued to all South Sudanese passport holders due to the African nation refusing to accept its citizens who have been removed from the US.
- South Sudan, the world's newest nation, gained independence in 2011 after seceding from Sudan, but then descended into civil war two years later.
- A 2018 power-sharing agreement between President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar stopped the fighting, but key elements of the deal have not been implemented.
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U.S. Revokes ALL Visas from 1 Nation For Refusing Accept Repatriation of Citizens
In a decisive move, the U.S. has revoked all visas for South Sudanese citizens, emphasizing accountability in repatriation. Secretary Rubio's statement underscores a pivotal shift in immigration enforcement policy.
Trump administration bars all South Sudanese citizens from entering or staying in U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is imposing the ban because South Sudan’s government had failed ‘to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner’ after their deportation from the U.S.
The U.S. Has Revoked Visas for South Sudanese
The United States once cheered the creation of South Sudan as an independent nation. Now the Trump administration has abruptly revoked the visas of all South Sudanese, saying the country’s government has failed to accept the return of its citizens “in a timely manner.” The decision means South Sudanese could be returned to a nation again on the brink of civil war or unable to seek the U.S. as a haven. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] There was n…
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